Sophomore Courtney Coverdale took top honors in the 1-meter dive as the University of Evansville swimming and diving teams completed the House of Champions.
“It was a very exciting day, we had some excellent racing and fantastic diving,†head coach Rickey Perkins said. “I am very proud of the way the team performed this week. They are responding well to the training and hopefully we continue to improve throughout the remainder of the season.â€
Coverdale’s score of 260.05 put her on top in the 1-meter event. Her score was over 12 points better than the competition.  In women’s races, Maja Magnusson, Charlotte Lechner, Mackenzie Harris and Michaela Kent finished the 400 free relay in 3:35.73 to take 8th in the race. Magnusson had a strong finish in the 1650 free. She finished the event in 17:45.19 to take 6th.
In the 200 backstroke, Taylor Davidson had a strong race as her 2:06.91 placed her in 11th. Kasey Rein was the top finisher in the 200 fly. Her 2:13.72 put her in 12th. In the 200 breaststroke, Amy Smith registered a 12thplace finish of her own, swimming a 2:29.34.
The men picked up a 4th place finish in the 400 free relay. Dan O’Brien, Ethan O’Rourke, Everett Plocek and Matt Childress posted a 3:06.61 to record the high finish. On his own, O’Rourke had a great showing in the 200 backstroke as his 1:52.31 was good for 5th place.
Troy Burger came home seventh in the 200 breaststroke, recording a time of 2:07.35. Jared Sutphin notched a 16:48.31 to take 11th in the 1650 free.
Evansville’s women finished the weekend in 5th out of 10 schools while the men remained in sixth place out of nine.
